x8g.2xlarge

x8g.2xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 8 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.7816 per hour on demand ($570.57 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.4817 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.4016 per hour. It is sold in 7 regions.

Prices by region

USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demandSpot1-yr reserved3-yr reserved1-yr savings plan3-yr savings plan
US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1$0.7816$0.4016$0.4817$0.267$0.578$0.3204
US East (Ohio) us-east-2$0.7816$0.1637$0.4817$0.267$0.578$0.3204
US West (Oregon) us-west-2$0.7816$0.3294$0.4817$0.267$0.578$0.3204
EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1$0.8898$0.0896$0.5475$0.3033$0.6578$0.3645
EU (Ireland) eu-west-1$0.936$0.3754$0.5767$0.3196$0.6921$0.3836
Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2$0.9379$0.1986$0.578$0.3204$0.6936$0.3845
EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1$1.092$0.4136$0.6722$0.3723$0.8075$0.4475
Reserved and Savings PlansSpot prices by regionAzure equivalents

Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.7816$0.4817$0.267
Ubuntu Pro$0.7956––
RHEL$0.8968$0.5969$0.3822
SUSE$0.9066$0.5416$0.321
RHEL HA$1.037$0.7369$0.5222

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs8
Physical cores8
Threads per core1
Architecturearm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz
BurstableNo
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)128
NetworkingValue
NetworkUp to 15 Gbps
Network baseline3.75 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)
EFANo
IPv6Yes
Max network interfaces4
IPv4 addresses per interface15
StorageValue
StorageEBS only
EBS optimizedYes
EBS over NVMeRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,000
EBS max IOPS40,000
Max EBS volumes32
Instance detailsValue
Instance typex8g.2xlarge
Familyx8g
CategoryMemory optimized
Current generationYes
Normalization factor16
Bare metalNo
HypervisorNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNo
Nitro EnclavesYes
Boot modesUEFI

Compare x8g.2xlarge

Other processors

vs x8i.2xlarge

Other x8g sizes

SizevCPUsMemory (GiB)On-demand /hr
x8g.medium116$0.0977
x8g.large232$0.1954
x8g.xlarge464$0.3908
x8g.2xlarge8128$0.7816
x8g.4xlarge16256$1.563
x8g.8xlarge32512$3.126
x8g.12xlarge48768$4.69
x8g.16xlarge641024$6.253
x8g.24xlarge961536$9.379
x8g.metal-24xl961536$9.379
x8g.48xlarge1923072$18.758
x8g.metal-48xl1923072$18.758

Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.